Garbage can holder

Abstract

A garbage can holder including a tubular member which is embedded in the ground and has a garbage can holder mechanism vertically movably mounted therein between a lowered position and a raised position. When the garbage can holder mechanism is in its lowered position, the garbage can holder of this invention is not visible. When it is necessary to place garbage cans at curbside or the like, the garbage can holder mechanism is raised from its lower position to its upper position and the garbage cans are attached thereto and supported thereby.

1. A structure for selectively holding a garbage can above ground with the garbage can having spaced-apart side handles, comprising:
 an elongated, hollow, vertically disposed tubular member, having upper and lower ends, positioned within the ground so that its said upper end is positioned adjacent ground level; 
 a garbage can holder assembly, having upper and lower ends, positioned within said tubular member and being selectively vertically movable between a first retracted position with respect to said tubular member and a second extended position with respect to said tubular member; 
 said upper end of said garbage can holder assembly, when said garbage can holder assembly is in its said retracted position, being received by said upper end of said tubular member; 
 said garbage can holder assembly including an attachment mechanism below said upper end thereof so that one of said side handles of a garbage can may be attached thereto to maintain the garbage can adjacent said garbage can holder assembly when said garbage can holder assembly is in its said extended position; 
 a first elongated and curved support pivotally secured, intermediate its length, to said garbage can holder assembly, below said attachment mechanism, which is selectively movable from a stored position to an operative position; 
 said first support adapted to partially embrace and engage the side of a garbage can when in its said operative position. 
 
   
   
     2. The structure of  claim 1  wherein a second elongated and curved support is pivotally secured, intermediate its length, to said garbage can holder which is selectively movable from a stored position to an operative position and which is adapted to partially embrace and engage the side of a garbage can when in its said operative position.